Hosa Technology has introduced new HDMI cables that support HD formats up to 1080p as well as all current surround sound formats up to 7.1.

The HDMI cables offer 10.2 Gbps bandwidth for uncompressed high-definition video and multichannel audio transmission, and are HDMI 1.3b Category 2 certified for compatibility with the next generation of HDMI formats. This feature makes the cables suitable for interconnecting AV system components, including cable/satellite receivers/DVRs, DVD and Blu-ray disc players, AV receivers, game consoles, and HD video displays, according to the company.

“Hosa's new HDMI cables enable today's AV systems to deliver superior performance for both video and audio,” said Jonathan Pusey, national marketing manager for Hosa Technology, in a statement. “Our cables conform to the highest HDMI specification and, as a result, customers can be assured the best possible performance from their AV system components.”

The advent of digital connectors on displays, projectors, CPUs, and DVD players has enabled integrators to make connections between these devices without converting the signal to analog and then back to digital.